How do I start my career in tech if I have no experience and since there are many things in tech like cyber, QA, tester, help desk, full stack, How do I choose which career shall I proceed.

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You don’t, too many seniors are gate keeping right now

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Tech is hard right now, but so are a lot of things. I started in support and help desk and while there started getting training and certificates to move away from that sometime. That was a long time ago though, and I’m not sure if that is still a good answer or not.

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Remote will be a dead end. Check your local region for industries and jobs available. Find the most overlapping skills and spend time on those. Don't apply until you are fully ready as you will likely only get 1 chance at each employer.

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Siemens- 16 LPA(FIXED)

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I am working as Automotive Engine R&D engineer for past 6 yrs. I have total experience of 6 yrs. I want to switch to consulting. Do suggest me how to take this career transition.
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Thanks!!

P.S. I am mechanical engineering graduate from tier 1 institute in india. Good knowledge of excel and other microsoft products.

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